How Did Apollo Missions Changed Space Exploration?

The space race was an event that shaped America as we know it, and the man that came up with the idea to control the moon, John F. Kennedy, had a major impact on history. The United States and Russia were competing to land on the moon during a time of tension. NASA’s funding increased to get an man

Those inspiring words of the first man on the moon sure have made their mark in history. Not only did Apollo 11, the first successful mission in landing man on the moon, affect future space discovery, it impacted the world, by helping people understand how much they can be capable. For those reasons , putting man on the moon was and still is a significant moment to this day for all people.

In doing research on space exploration and specifically the Apollo Missions, I have learned a lot about the purpose and significance behind this exploration. The goals set by NASA for these missions was to “establish technology to meet other national interests in space, achieve preeminence in space for the United States and develop man's capability to work in the lunar environment”. The motivation to get a man to the moon (Apollo 11) had a lot to do with the Cold War with the Soviet Union. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech that was aimed to convince the people that it was time to advance and play our part in the world. Thousands of people worked on this project, but it was really a national effort. Several questions arose as each of the

The Apollo 11 was the first mission to send men to the moon and have them take a step on another planetary body. The objective of this mission was to complete a national goal of a lunar landing set by President John F. Kennedy. People all around the world were anxiously waiting to see the mission fail or succeed; everyone had heard about it from newspapers to the television, and even going to see Apollo 11 launch in person. Two articles had been made to show the dangerous circumstances Armstrong and Aldrin would have faced outside of Earth in the unknown outer space. Another article shows the success of the two men sacrificing their lives to achieve something no man has ever done. “In Event of Moon Disaster” and “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness” are two articles that have different purposes and how effective they have been, are affected by speaker, audience, and subject, and each article appeals to its own senses of logos, ethos, and pathos. The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace-Buzz Aldrin.

Throughout the twentieth century, space exploration and advancements allowed for the American dream to come to life. The space race, first man on the moon, and other space missions not only helped establish America’s opposing world power, but also acknowledged the fact that the United States encouraged its citizen and gave them a dream to aspire to as a nation. Space exploration achieved the American dream as the United States became a dominant world power and discovered new hopes for knowledge and peace which is emphasized by astronaut Neil Armstrong, President John F. Kennedy, and the first moon landing in 1969.

Although The New Frontier was largely unsuccessful, Kennedy had an abundance of success in other areas of his presidency. One of Kennedy’s primary focuses was space exploration. During Eisenhower’s presidency, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and then at the beginning of Kennedy’s presidency, the Soviet Union launched the first man to orbit the earth. Kennedy took space exploration on as a challenge and urged Americans to support him by funding the Apollo missions. Kennedy challenged Americans to commit themselves to landing a man on the moon before 1970. “In February 1962 the United States caught up with the Soviets by sending John Glenn into orbit” (107).

Few moments define the twentieth century and human scientific advancement like the Apollo moon landing. But now, almost fifty years later, we may forget that this achievement was the result of a relatively short and furious "space race," with a mere twelve years separating the first manmade object orbiting Earth (Sputnik 1 in 1957) and Neil Armstrong 's 1969 walk on the moon. No human has ventured so far since the end of the Apollo missions in 1972. Few articulate the fact that had it not been for the Cold War the space program would not have advanced at all if ever.

For the enrich project I decided to research and look into the Apollo missions. I watched the movie Apollo 13 with my husband not long ago, and I really got an interest in what really happened with all of those missions and what they led to. The concept of searching space was something that was extremely interesting for everyone at that time. The first Apollo mission completely failed, and there was a fire killing all of the astronauts in the shuttle. It took until Apollo 11 to actually land on the moon. There were many other attempts after that, only succeeding on Apollo 17. Other than those two times, of over 10 tries, there were two moon landings. This was something that was amazing. Many people thought that the whole concept of

In the early 1960’s President John F. Kennedy made a goal for the United States to successfully land a man on the Moon. There were many questions that were asked at the time. Many people wanted to know how much it would cost, how dangerous it would be, or how long it would take. Above all else however, what won the argument and brought the public on board with President Kennedy was a deep desire to beat the Soviets to the Moon.

I chose to research the Apollo mission. NASA didn't want just to go to the moon and come back. They had goals that would help others through this mission. Nasa wanted to establish technology to meet other national interests in space. They wanted to know more about the space and not just about the moon. Through these missions NASA has learned more than all the missions done in the past.Another goal that NASA had was to achieve preeminence in space for the United States. The United States set a standard for space exploration. Another goal was to carry out a program of scientific exploration of the Moon. It means that they are doing this program to learn more about the Moon and about what there is on it. I am so glad to study what NASA has done

I was very surprised at the amount of research that has been done when it comes to the Apollo missions. It is was interesting to trying to find certain discovers that I could talk about that would make sense. There were some questions that Apollo was trying to answer from the one of the sources I found. They wanted to know the structure of the lunar interior, composition, and events about the moon and how it has gotten to where it is now. In trying to find a motivation behind the Apollo missions I found from one of my sources about how President Kennedy when he heard about the Soviet Union launching a satellite he said we need to get into space. The reason behind why we should into space is so that we could show America’s Leadership. Finally,

The Apollo space missions of the 60’s and 70’s mark a time when space was the final frontier and the only destination world leaders had their view set upon. The cold war in full swing, each nation wanted to prove its dominance without total world destruction, was the single greatest driving force in the space race to the moon. But how do we invent, build, and use a set of technologies barely dreamed of by the most elite scientists? Rockets, computers, practical space suits, and a lunar lander/space shuttle all had to be built nearly from scratch with almost no past experience. The history of rockets comes from German scientists in the Second World War seeking ways to deliver explosives to enemy forces (Funk). We asked many of these experienced

Space is something that we humans are never going to be able to comprehend and understand what it is exactly. But knowing that still is not going to stop us from trying to know as much about space as we possibly can. The Apollo missions took that step to reaching greater heights, and landing on our moon to know more about what it is and what is on it. These missions changed our look on space travel and what humans can accomplish if we put our minds to it.

I chose to do the Apollo missions. The Apollo missions we all named the same but with different numbers. Like Apollo 7 or Apollo 16. But there was no real number. The missions to the moon weren't all the same. Some of the missions that went up to the moon were caring people on board and some of the missions were just to get a unmanned aircraft into space to mostly deliver supplies that they might need on the moon. The Apollo 8 was the one that landed successfully onto the moon. These missions wouldn’t have happened without a lot of people. A lot of people just look at the people that went into space and think “wow they did something really cool” but it also takes a lot of work coming from the people that are down below. The people that are

During the 1960s the superpowers of the world Russia and the US were in great tension during the space race. And the finish line was the moon. The race ended on July 20, 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neal Armstrong took the historical first steps on the moon. During the Apollo missions many questions were asked from is it even possible? To. Can man walk on the moon or is there not enough gravity so they would just float off in space? But through much research and great people. Some things I learned from my research was there were 2 other mission before the Apollo missions ever started. The mercury missions and the Gemini mission. The purpose of the mercury missions was to put a man in space and the purpose of Gemini was to test